Associate Director of Corporate and Employer Relations

The Associate Director of Corporate and Employer Relations will have the primary responsibility of developing and executing a strategic plan that provides outstanding corporate and employer relations on behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences graduate and works in tandem with the overall university goals. Additionally, the Associate Director will work with software systems to maintain a record of employer engagement and student placement information. The Associate Director will also be involved in creating and leading employment and recruiting events on campus in support of professional development for Elon students. This position reports to the Executive Director of Corporate and Employer Relations for Elon University. Significant travel is required. We seek an individual devoted to corporate and employer relations who will work with the existing team in the SPDC in an effort to identify both internship and full-time job opportunities for students and alumni. Baccalaureate degree required; Master's level degree strongly preferred. Application deadline is June 11, 2014. Apply electronically at www.elon.edu/employment. Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants.

Elon University is a top-ranked liberal arts university that is widely recognized as a leader in student engagement and experiential learning. The academic program is distinguished by a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences combined with outstanding professional programs. In its 2014 "America's Best Colleges" guide, U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon #1 among Southern Regional Universities and one of the nation's top colleges and universities "with an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The Elon community is characterized by a strong student-centered mission, a commitment to excellent teaching and a spirit of innovation. The university includes more than 390 full-time faculty members and 5,600 undergraduate and 700 graduate students from 47 states, the District of Columbia and 49 other nations. The university has six academic units: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Communications; the School of Education; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law, which is located in downtown Greensboro, N.C. Elon offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and six graduate programs.

The university sends more students to study abroad than any other master's-level university in the nation, and the core curriculum includes a strong global focus. Newsweek-Kaplan has named Elon the nation's "leader in engaged learning" and Princeton Review ranks Elon among the nation's 378 "best colleges." Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and the Fiske Guide to Colleges both name Elon one of the nation's "best value" private universities.

Elon's 620-acre campus in North Carolina's Piedmont region is consistently recognized as one of the nation's most beautiful college environments. The campus includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, a land preserve and natural area for scientific research.